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No more pain in the neck: Disc replacement procedure offers Linda lasting relief
But the minor twinge that started after one of her regular weight-lifting sessions soon grew into intense shoulder pain with accompanying arm and wrist weakness that threatened to sidetrack her busy life.
She had a ruptured disc in her cervical (neck) spine.
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Motorcycle Enthusiast Rides Pain-Free After Spine Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Two wheels sped down a rural Missouri highway, and a 14-year-old fell in love.
“It was a freedom feeling,” Tom Waller says, more than six decades after his first motorcycle ride. “And I’ve never lost it.
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Avid Golfer Back on Course After Spine Surgery at MoBap – BJC HealthCare
Bill Bunch’s favorite activities include golfing, tending to his yard, and playing catch with his grandson.
Each one became more difficult and less enjoyable for the retiree during a six-year span in which a worsening back condition affected his hips, legs, and feet.
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Taking care of wounds is essential to your health. Here’s how to manage — and prevent — cuts so they don’t get out of hand
If you have a wound that’s not healing, you don’t have to simply live with it. There are treatment options that can help you.
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Runner says she's "back and healthier than ever"
Martha Williams checked off a goal on her bucket list in April 2019. She qualified for, and ran, in the Boston Marathon. Although it's an accomplishment only a small percentage of runners can claim, Williams' story might not sound particularly extraordinary -- that is, unless you begin the story in December 2010.